Trauma-Informed
Understanding your past to care for your present
Sometimes, the patterns that feel hardest to change were learned during moments when you were just trying to get through. Maybe you learned to shut down, over-function, withdraw, lash out, or stay quiet to feel safe or accepted. These responses often made sense then—but they may be holding you back now.
Trauma-informed therapy creates space to explore how past experiences—including neglect, abuse, inconsistent caregiving, or chronic stress—might still be influencing how you feel, think, and relate today. I offer trauma-informed therapy for adults in New York, New Jersey, and Florida, grounded in curiosity, safety, and collaboration. Together, we’ll work to build insight, self-trust, and new ways of being.
What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy?
Trauma-informed therapy isn’t just about processing a single traumatic event—it’s about understanding how your past may still be showing up in your present. It acknowledges that trauma can come in many forms, and that emotional safety, empowerment, and trust are essential to healing. You might benefit from trauma-informed therapy if you:
Struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, or emotional numbing
Feel “stuck” in cycles of anxiety, shame, or self-sabotage
React strongly to certain triggers or relationship dynamics
Have difficulty identifying your needs or expressing them
Sense that your reactions are bigger than the situation calls for—but don’t know why
Trauma-informed therapy invites you to explore these patterns with compassion and at a pace that feels manageable.
Small Ways to Build Insight (Right Now)
While therapy is the safest place to do deep trauma work, here are a few ways you can start tuning into your experience with more self-awareness today:
Notice when you feel “off." What just happened? What memory or emotion might be underneath it?
Name your protective strategies. Freezing, avoiding, overthinking, overdoing—these were learned, not flaws
Practice grounding. Sensory tools like deep breathing, cold water, or texture can help you return to the present
Journal from your younger self’s voice. What did you need back then?
Offer compassion instead of critique. “Of course I feel this way” goes further than “Why am I like this?”
Insight is a powerful first step toward healing—and you don’t have to find it alone.
Our Approach to Trauma-Informed Therapy
You don’t need a formal trauma diagnosis to benefit from trauma-informed therapy. Many clients I work with are high-functioning, self-aware adults who feel stuck in patterns they intellectually understand but haven’t been able to shift emotionally. Our work draws from:
Relational and attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships shaped how you connect today
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and REBT to help reframe beliefs rooted in painful experiences
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for grounding, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance
Mindfulness-based practices to bring attention back to the present moment and body
Strengths-based work to support your resilience and reconnect you to what’s meaningful
Together, we’ll build a clearer understanding of your emotional landscape and start making space for new, more flexible responses to the world around you.
Insight is a starting point—and you don’t have to navigate it alone.
If you’re ready to understand how your past may be shaping your present, we'd be honored to support you.